1 B1 informal
To invite a person or group of people to come to your home for a social visit.
"We should have the new neighbours over for dinner sometime — they seem really nice."
separable
have over
B1 informal separable transitive
To invite someone to visit you at your home.
In plain English
To ask someone to come to your house and spend time with you.
What does "have over" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To have someone come 'over' (across, to your location).
Actually means
To ask someone to come to your house and spend time with you.
Usage tip
Very common in everyday conversation. The guest is placed between 'have' and 'over' when a pronoun is used ('have them over') or after 'over' when using a noun ('have the neighbours over'). Used across American and British English.
Words that pair with "have over"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
friends family neighbours colleagues guests dinner
How to conjugate "have over"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
have over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
has over
he/she/it
Past simple
had over
yesterday
Past participle
had over
have + pp
-ing form
having over
continuous
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